Kaori NiGHT & Jenny McLanahan - Food for Thought

[OrochiGeese]

Fade in to a magnificently fancy restaurant. Kaori NiGHT, dressed to the nines, is seated across from Jenny McLanahan, dressed in what appears to be a Ky Kiske costume... with... a tie? While Kaori delicately takes in the aroma of her wine, Jenny slurps it down noisily as if it was a glass of Kool-Aid. Kaori chuckles a bit, while Jenny starts with the whining...

[Jenny:] I don't see why we had to come to this nice a place to eat dinner. Does it normally take over fourty-five minutes to get your food here? God, I could've slaughtered a @#%$ cow and had steaks in a George Foreman grill by myself at this rate.

Kaori laughs again - probably because the George Foreman grill is amusing in ANY context.

[Kaori:] Real food is like art; it takes time. Those fast food places have spoiled you like that. Plus, that stuff's going to give you a stroke. You'll end up like Bob Dole. You don't want that, do you?

[Jenny:] ... Good point. I just wish you'd have said something about the dress code.

[Kaori:] I figured the fancy French name would've screamed "dress nice". Or maybe "nice dress".

[Jenny:] That doesn't explain why the guy at door was a jerk.

[Kaori:] The Maitre D'?

[Jenny:] No, the guy at the podium that got all snarky about this being a "coat and tie establishment", and then going and actually getting me a tie.

[Kaori:] Yes. He's called a "Maitre D'".

[Jenny:] Pfft. Whatever. English is a bad enough language and you know how I do there - why the hell do they speak FRENCH in New York state anyways? Jesus Christ, this isn't like, Quebec or someplace they speak French or something!

[Kaori:] Ne vous inquiétez pas; Le Français est langue stupide.

[Jenny:] ... What?

[Kaori:] Nothing. At least the tie looks good on you.

[Jenny:] You really think so? I thought it would clash with the Ky costume I made...

[Kaori:] Still can't believe you wore that here.

[Jenny:] It counts as nice!

[Kaori:] ...

[Jenny:] What? He's FRENCH-ISH! You fight him in Paris!

[Kaori:] ...

[Jenny:] Get over it. At least I didn't bleach my hair blond for it, like some people.

[Kaori:] ¬_¬

[Jenny:] So uh, while we're waiting for our food, what're we going to do about the tag tournament finals?

[Kaori:] Win.

[Jenny:] Well, that was kind of a given. Confident much?

[Kaori:] Shouldn't I be? You know, I think we really dodged a bullet with having to face Dizzy and, uh...

[Jenny:] Azumi?

[Kaori:] No, the girl in that tacky pink and yellow outfit that's Dizzy's partner.

[Jenny:] Yes, her name is "Azumi Oonishi".

[Kaori:] Oh. Well, then, yeah. Her. They're quick and fast and all, and that Dizzy is somethin' else, but better those two than Haley and the Russian chick.

[Jenny:] Valeriyah?

[Kaori:] Didn't your doctor said that had cleared up?

[Jenny:] You're totally not funny.

[Kaori:] And that's why I became a singer. Anyway, Dizzy is very good and the other girl might be pretty good, but we can beat 'em, no problem. Dizzy is obviously the key there; we'll have to be extra-careful with her. What's the deal with the other chick?

[Jenny:] Well, Azumi is fast, talented grappler, good aerial offense. Lacking in strikes and submission abilities, though.

[Kaori:] The weak link, then?

[Jenny:] Of those two? Yeah. But she's still no push-over.

[Kaori:] Just to let you know beforehand, I'm gonna be counting on you to reign me in now and then, because I might get a bit carried away with trying to beat Dizzy, and I don't want to risk costing us the titles.

[Jenny:] I'll do my best.

[Kaori:] Well, then, we've already won.

[Jenny:] Not quite - if Azumi's been training with Dizzy, we could have a big problem on our hands: Dizzy is pretty much the best joshi wrestler in the world right now; having a partner at or near that level, uh... kinda will screw us over.

Dizzy's smart - we can't forget that. The best thing we can do is keep tagging to throw either of them off - we all move fast, but the smart way to work this would be to change tempo in mid-match: you work quick, I tag in, slow her down, you tag in, work quick - if we keep Dizzy from building momentum (which is harder, considering she can go from zero to sixty in like, two seconds) then, yeah, we have a chance.

[Kaori:] No, I'm thinking... we definitely win.

[Jenny:] Well... shouldn't someone tell Dizzy and Azumi that?

[Kaori:] Why tell? Actions speak louder than words, after all.

Kaori winks at Jenny and stands up, walking off as Jenny follows her, before slowly looking in the opposite direction, biting her bottom lip. Fade out.